Receptacle support



May 2, 1933. 5:. c. ALLEN 'REGEPTACLE SUPPORT Filed July 14, 1951 2Sheets-Sheet l .[NVENTOR A TTORNEY y 1-933. E. c. ALLEN LSQSQZQRECEPTACLE SUPPORT Filed July 14, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG-3 FG-B F'G'SINVENTOR BY rnesi QflZZen 1: ANAL A TTORNEY Patented May 2, 1933 UNITEDSTATES ERNEsr o. Arman oraocrrnsrnn, New YORK rtnonrraonn surreal"Application filed July 14,

The present invention relates to receptacle supports, and anobjectthereof is to provide a novel support which will permit thecontents of a receptacle to be removed 5 without removing the receptaclefrom the support. Another objectof the invention is to provide atiltable support fora receptacle which will be effectively held in itssupporting position but may be readily moved to a dropped position wherethe contents of the receptacle are subject to easy access.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described: thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims. 1

In the drawings: 1 Fig. 1 is a front view of the receptacle support witha receptacle inposition thereon and the support in'it-s upperposition;

Fig. 2 isa side view of the receptacle support with the receptacle inposition thereon and the support being shown in full lines in its upperposition and in dotted lines 5 in its dropped position; i p '1 i Fig. 3sa perspective view of a type of receptacle used with the support; Fig. 4is a perspective View of the support;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view-of the sheet metal toggle member;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the hinge between the swinging supportand the fixed part- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the back plate;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the toggle spring; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the lower 0 toggle member. I

The present invention is illustrated in connection with a kitchencabinet in which 1 indicates the back wall of the cabinet, 2 a

rail secured to such back wall and 3 a horizontal closure member. Thereceptacle supsupporting member 5 is hinged at 6 so as to.

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swing downwardly and rearwardly at its forward edge inorder to carrytheupper edge of the receptacle 5 forwardly and downwardly'away from thecover strip 3 and expose the contents of the receptacle to. access. Thehinge 6 has one leaf secured to the receptacle support 5 and the otherleaf secured to a back plate 7' whichcovers the strip 2.

" Thereceptacle support is held in its upper position by a toggle, inthis instance, comv prising an upper memberhinged at 8 to the forwardend of the receptacle support5, and thelower member hinged at 9 to theupper member to form the knuckle of the toggle and at lO to theloweredge of the plate 7. 5 The upper ftoggle' member is preferably formedfromsheet material bent to provide ahconnecting portion 11 and two arms12 providing a U shaped member. villlhen the toggle is in the extendedposition, the connecting portion 11. depends substantially verticallyfrom the lower edge of the support 5 and serves as an operating portionfor the toggle. The lower member of the toggle is, in this instance,also a U shaped n1ember75 formed fromia single piece of yieldable wirestock whose ends provide pintles serving as apivot or knuckle of thetoggle. In order to limit the outward or downward movement "of theknuckle of the toggle, a stop 13 may fbe' provided which will cooperatewith both armsof-the lower toggle member after the knuckle has. passedto or below a line intersecting the pivots .8 and 10 of the upper andthe lower toggle members respectively. When in this position, the togglewill effectively hold a support 5 in its raised position. A spring 14 ispassed about one of the pintles of. the lower toggle and has one endanchored at 15 to one arm of the lower toggle and an-"DO other endanchored at 16 to a lip onthe'upper toggle. This springnormally-tends tohold the knuckle of the toggle in its down- -ward or locked position,but when rearward pressure is applied to the plate 11, of the uppertogglemembenthe spring will yield and permit the toggle to bend upwardlythus effecting the descent of the receptacle support: 5 away from therail 2 so that access may be had to the contents of the receptacle. 1 0

When the receptacle is raised to its closed position and the knuckle ofthe toggle moves downward and the sides of the lower toggle member aresufiiciently resilient to yield and cushion such downward movement andabsorb the shock. This prevents the jar which otherwise would occur -ifthe downward movement of the knuckle were'not cushioned.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:V

1. A receptacle support comprising a 'stationary top piece against theunder side of which the upper open end of a. receptacle is adapted tonormally contact, and a swinging supporting member pivoted at its rearportion' andmounted to. swing downwardly and rearwardly at its:forwardportion to carry the .top of .the receptacle forwardly anddownwardly away from'the top piece, thereby permitting unobstructedremoval of the contents of the receptacle from the upper openendthereof.

2. A receptacle support comprising a top piece positioned above theupper end of a receptacle in the support, a swinging supporting memberpivoted'at its rear portion and mounted to swing downwardly andrearwardly at its forward edge, and a toggle havingone arm pivotallyconnected to the forward portion of the swinging support and the otherarm pivoted to a fixed part below the rear edge of the. swingingsupport, whereby themeceptacle is moved forwardly and downwardly awayfrom the top piece permitting removal of the contents of the receptaclefrom the upper 7 end thereof.

8. A receptacle support comprising-a top piece positionediabove theupper end of a receptacle inthe support, aswinging supporting memberpivoted at itsrear portion and mounted to swing downwardly andrearwardly at'its forward edge, and a toggle having-one arm pivotallyconnected to the forward portion of the swinging support and the otherarm pivoted .to a fixedpart below the rear-edge of the swinging support,and

means-limiting the forward position of the knuckle pivot of the toggleto a position in advance of a center linethrough the two supportingpivots of the toggle so as .to lock the swinging support in its upperposition.

4. A receptacle support comprising a swinging supporting memberpivotedat its rear portion and mounted to swing downwardly and rearwardly atits forward edge, and a toggle having one arm pivotally connected to theforward'portion of the swinging support and: the other arm pivoted to afixed part below'the rear edge of the swinging support, and meanslimiting theforward position of the knuckle pivot of the toggle to aposition in advance of a center line through the two supporting pivotsofthe toggle so as to lockthe swinging support in its upperwpo-=sition,and spring means acting on the-tog- .prising a U shaped plateone edge of the cross piece of which is pivoted to the swinging supportand the cross piece projecting downwardly from the support substantiallyin a vertical direction to serve as an operating portion for the toggle.

receptacle support comprising a swinging-supporting member pivoted atits rear portion-and mounted to swing downwardly and rearwardly at itsforward edge, and atoggle ha-ving one armpivotallyconnectedto'theforward portion of the swinging support and! the otherarm pivoted to a fixed part below the rear edge of the swinging-support, the upper toggle member comprlsinga Ushaped plate one edgeof the cross piece of whlch is, pivoted to the swinging supportandthecross piece projecting downwardly from the support substantiallyin a vertical direction to serve as an operating portion for the toggle,and'the lower toggle comprising a Uvshaped member having its crosspiecepivoted to the'fixed part below theswinging support, and its armspivoted to'the armsof the U shaped plate to form the knuckle ofthe-toggle.

7. A receptacle support comprising a top epiece and a swingingsupporting member pivoted at its rear portion and mounted. to

swing downwardly and rearwardly at its forward portion on a toggle tocarry the top of a receptacle forwardly and downwardly away from the toppiece, one member of the toggle being resilient. andiyieldableto cushionthe downward movement of the to le.

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